Coat hanger



' Sept. 13, 1932. J. MALLEY COAT HANGER Filed Nov. 5, 1'931 jk/w55 '/fsufx ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 13, 1932 JAMES MALLEY, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA COAT HANGER Application filed November 3, 1931. Serial No. 572,754.

My invention relates to a new and useful coat hanger and lit relates more particularly to a coat hanger which is provided with pockets adapted to receive cakes or blocks of -a moth killing preparation toinsure perfect protection of garments on said hangers or on ordinary hangers positioned in the same closet.

The fumes or vapors formed from the antimoth cake are heavier than ordinary atmosphere and flow downwardly within the closet which makes it necessary that the anti-moth cake be positioned at the topy or near the upper end of the garment, so that the moth killing fumes may seep down through the body and folds of the garment.

Anti-moth substances used in the powdered form arev not desirable nor eective and if the anti-moth substance is in the form of a cake positioned in the bottom of the closet or on shelves in the closet or in the pockets of garments it is not so efficient as it might be, as is well lmown.

Other expediente have been resorted to employing the broad idea of positioning the anti-moth substance within or in proximity to the coat hanger, but it is the object of my invention to provide a novel construction which is highly eiiicient and which will be inexpensive to produce.

The nature of my invention and its advantages will be more clearly understood from the following specification read in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a hanger embodying my invention.

Figure 2 represents a section on line 2-2 Figure l.

Figure 3 represents a perspective view of the anti-moth cake shown detached.

Figure 4 represents a sectional view showing a modified form of my invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a 7 further modified form of my invention.

Referring to the drawing in which like reference characters indicate like parts, l designates a coat hanger of any suitable construction with or without the cross bar 2. 3 designates a hook for supporting the hanger. In

the body of the hanger are formed the apertures or cut out portions 4 which are suitably spaced and of which any number can be provided, 5 designates a cake or block formed of any slowly evaporating substance the fumes of which will kill moths and which is `of a size to t within the apertures 4. In the rin the aperture 4, so that the hanger is at all times charged or supplied with the moth killing substance. If desired two flexible straps Y 6 positioned near the ends of the cake may be used as shown in Figure 4.

In Figure 5, I have shown a modified form in which a plate 8 of cardboardor other material is embedded in the cake 5 and the strap 6 is either formed integrally with or suitably secured to the plate 8. This construction is somewhat stronger and may be used if desired.

' Having thusl described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A coat hanger comprising a garment supporting member having cut-out portions therein, cakes of moth-killing volatile substance positioned in said cut-out portions, andv fastening straps embedded in and projecting beyond the edges of said cakes, said straps being made of ieXible material whereby the ends thereof may be twisted around said garment supporting member to secure said cakes within said cut-out portions.l y

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

` JAMES MALLEY. 

